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OSCE facilitates addition of “green economy” course to university curricula in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
BISHKEK, 17 November 2011- University students in Kyrgyzstan will be able to study “green economy” in the framework of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) course from 2012 on, it was announced today at a conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with UNDP, the Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia and the Public Foundation “ECOIS”...
OSCE supports dialogue on responsible exploitation of mineral resources in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
BISHKEK, 10 November 2011- An OSCE-supported open meeting to promote a constructive dialogue on the effects of exploration and mining took place in Bishkek today. Senior governmental officials, members of the parliament, representatives of non-governmental organizations, business associations, and mining companies participated...
OSCE donates minivans to Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 28 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
BISHKEK, 28 October 2011 – Today the OSCE Centre in Bishkek presented to the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry Internal Troops two minivans to strengthen the operational security at Kambar-Ata 2 hydro-power station in the southern Kyrgyzstan...
In Kyrgyzstan OSCE promotes understanding of economic factors
Publishing date: 7 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, 7 October 2011- A two-day conference on economic education for stability and poverty reduction supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek started in Cholpon-Ata in northern Kyrgyzstan today...
OSCE supports discussion on cross border trade in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 23 June 2011 – Improving cross border trade between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan was the focus of a roundtable discussion, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today...
OSCE Centre trains representatives of Water User Associations in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 23 May 2011 – A three-day training seminar for the staff of 24 Water User Associations (WUAs) started today in Jalal-Abad in the south of Kyrgyzstan, with support from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek’s Osh field office...
OSCE presents report on improving bank support for sustainable use of remittances in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, National minority issues
BISHKEK, 17 May 2011 – Remittances from labour migrants amount to some one billion USD annually, and commercial banks in Kyrgyzstan can do more to attract remittances and thus support the country’s economy, according to an OSCE-sponsored report that was presented to representatives of local banks and state bodies today...